User Manual

16-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports
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Manage the MST settings
You can configure Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) on the switch.
Configure an MST instance
To configure an MST instance:
1. Connect your computer
to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch
a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Access the switch on-network and
connected to the Internet on page 17 or Access the switch off-network and not
connected to the Internet on page 25.
The Device UI login page displays.
If you did not yet activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
displays. For more information, see
Register the switch on page 28.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• Enter your device admin password.
• If you previously managed the switch through the Insight app or Cloud portal, enter
the Insight network password for the last Insight network locat
ion.
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the device UI on page 26.
5. Click the Go
button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Switching > STP
> Advanced > MST Configuration.
7. Configure the MST values:
• MST ID. Specify the
ID of the MST to create. The valid values for this are 1 to 64. This
is visible only when the select option of the MST ID select box is selected. The switch
supports up to four instances.
• Priority. The bridge priority value for the MST. When switches or
bridges are running
STP, each is assigned a priority. After exchanging BPDUs, the switch with the lowest
priority value becomes the root bridge. The bridge priority is a multiple of 4096. If you
specify a priority that is not a multiple of 4096, the priority is automatically set to the
next lowest priority that is a multiple of 4096. For example, if you set the priority to any